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coming to you from afghanistan. for over 2,000 years, this rugged country has been the crossroads of empires and civilizations from alexander the great to the imperial expansion of old europe to the soviet invasion of 1979, foreign armies have marched across this forbidding and unforgiving land. by 9/11/01 afghanistan was ruled by islamic jihaddists. this was haven from which al-qaeda strucking america. join us for this special look into the heroic battle for a new afghanistan. 19 october 2001, under cover of darkness, u.s. army rangers parachute to secure an airfield for operation enduring freedom. u.s. and british bombs and missiles had already begun to soften up enemy targets. it was brutal under the law that the taliban instituted in a way that can only be described as medieval. >> steven tanner is author of the back afghanistan a military history fromma alexander the great to the fall of the taliban. >> chopping off hands and execution. women aren't allowed to be outside unless accompanied by a man. >> oliver:
coming to you from afghanistan. for over 2,000 years, this rugged country has been the crossroads of empires and civilizations from alexander the great to the imperial expansion of old europe to the soviet invasion of 1979, foreign armies have marched across this forbidding and unforgiving land. by 9/11/01 afghanistan was ruled by islamic jihaddists. this was haven from which al-qaeda strucking america. join us for this special look into the heroic battle for a new afghanistan. 19 october 2001,...
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al qaeda is gone from afghanistan? president biden stated at united nations this nation is no longer at war, is it your personal view that al qaeda is no longer at war with us? start with to the right, general. >> i believe al qaeda is in afghanistan, i believe they have aspirations to reconstitute and if they develop the capability, i believe they have aspirations to strike. too early in the process, senator to determine the capability, but i believe -- >> do you believe the personal view stated al qaeda is no longer at war with us right now? okay. >> i think al qaeda is at war with the united states still and never has not been. >> thank you. does withdrawal from afghanistan increase or decrease likelihood of al qaeda or isis attack on the u.s. homeland? >> you asking me, senator? >> sure. >> my view is that it makes it much more difficult for us to conduct intelligence surveillance, functions and we can strike from anywhere in the world, define fix function, it is more difficult. we can still do it, not impossible,
al qaeda is gone from afghanistan? president biden stated at united nations this nation is no longer at war, is it your personal view that al qaeda is no longer at war with us? start with to the right, general. >> i believe al qaeda is in afghanistan, i believe they have aspirations to reconstitute and if they develop the capability, i believe they have aspirations to strike. too early in the process, senator to determine the capability, but i believe -- >> do you believe the...
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coming to you from afghanistan. for over 2,000 years, this rugged country has been the crossroads of empires and civilizations from alexander the great to the imperial expansion of old europe to the soviet invasion of 1979, foreign armies have marched across this forbidding and unforgiving land. by 9/11/01 afghanistan was ruled by islamic jihaddists. this was haven from which al-qaeda strucking america. join us for this special look into the heroic battle for a new afghanistan. 19 october 2001, under cover of darkness, u.s. army rangers parachute to secure an airfield for operation enduring freedom. u.s. and british bombs and missiles had already begun to soften up enemy targets. it was brutal under the law that the taliban instituted in a way that can only be described as medieval. >> steven tanner is author of the back afghanistan a military history fromma alexander the great to the fall of the taliban. >> chopping off hands and execution. women aren't allowed to be outside unless accompanied by a man. >> oliver:
coming to you from afghanistan. for over 2,000 years, this rugged country has been the crossroads of empires and civilizations from alexander the great to the imperial expansion of old europe to the soviet invasion of 1979, foreign armies have marched across this forbidding and unforgiving land. by 9/11/01 afghanistan was ruled by islamic jihaddists. this was haven from which al-qaeda strucking america. join us for this special look into the heroic battle for a new afghanistan. 19 october 2001,...
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troops cannot leave afghanistan. those kind of vacuums lead to terrorist safe havens. >> the consequences of a rapid exit are both predictable and unacceptable. a hasty withdrawal would create a vacuum of terrorists including isis and al-qaeda would instantly fill just as happed before september 11. >> the mix of u.s. forces on the ground will not change in any dramatic way. the president did not announce u.s. troops would be replaced with contractors as had been discussed. what's different is the pace and scope of overall pressure on this campaign. already this year airstrikes are up 181%, 1,984 bombs have been dropped so far this year. remember just a few years ago the u.s. had 100,000 troops in afghanistan and the taliban didn't negotiate then. secretary mattis issued a statement from jordan where he's travelling calling on the chairman of the joint chiefs to implement the president's strategy. the president said it's not a blank check. right now the government of afghanistan only controls 60% of the country. >> j
troops cannot leave afghanistan. those kind of vacuums lead to terrorist safe havens. >> the consequences of a rapid exit are both predictable and unacceptable. a hasty withdrawal would create a vacuum of terrorists including isis and al-qaeda would instantly fill just as happed before september 11. >> the mix of u.s. forces on the ground will not change in any dramatic way. the president did not announce u.s. troops would be replaced with contractors as had been discussed. what's...
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hoping for a way out of afghanistan. reports of some plunging to their deaths from that plane holding onto the wheel as the plane reaches altitude. thousands made their way to that airport trying to flee as hundreds of them were packed inside. a couple of those planes
hoping for a way out of afghanistan. reports of some plunging to their deaths from that plane holding onto the wheel as the plane reaches altitude. thousands made their way to that airport trying to flee as hundreds of them were packed inside. a couple of those planes
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it was shocking when we heard troops were already being pulled out of afghanistan. everybody knew you were going to have to pull troops out before august 30 first to meet the deadline. you can't pull 6000 out in a matter of moments but was upsetting to a lot of people because for the people there who do feel trapped and stranded like they don't have a way out they know it is a death sentence and when we heard reporters ask if there was a last call for americans on the ground the administration didn't have an answer on that and i found it disturbing because people want to know the timeline arab against. august 30 first a reporter in the white house briefing room asking jen psaki when on the 30 first, that is a full day of the difference. carley: it is eight hours earlier in afghanistan than it is in america so you're dealing with the thirtieth and it is going to be before then. i appreciate the administration is saying there are threats they are receiving. they have reason to believe each day is an added risk to our troops. there is a growing risk of an attack from i
it was shocking when we heard troops were already being pulled out of afghanistan. everybody knew you were going to have to pull troops out before august 30 first to meet the deadline. you can't pull 6000 out in a matter of moments but was upsetting to a lot of people because for the people there who do feel trapped and stranded like they don't have a way out they know it is a death sentence and when we heard reporters ask if there was a last call for americans on the ground the administration...
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he can either increase troop levels in afghanistan, draw down and eventually leave afghanistan or another plan that has been floated he can replace u.s. troops in afghanistan with private contractors. if you drew down and pulled out, there is a good chance according to the mls that the taliban and other bad actors would be in control of afghanistan within a number of months putting us in a similar situation prior to 9/11. listen to what newt gingrich said on fox conference. >> we are in a long-term struggle with islamic supremacists. we know that the last time we allowed afghanistan to be an empty space it was filled with the taliban and al qaeda, , and 9/11 plans were done in afghanistan. we know if we pull out and the government collapses, you're going to have some combination of crisis, al qaeda, and the taliban and running the country. that is a long-term threat to the united states and all of our allies. speak i'm told that private contractors to replace u.s. troops as an idea that will not fly, but i am also told that they will increase the involvement of the cia and special operato
he can either increase troop levels in afghanistan, draw down and eventually leave afghanistan or another plan that has been floated he can replace u.s. troops in afghanistan with private contractors. if you drew down and pulled out, there is a good chance according to the mls that the taliban and other bad actors would be in control of afghanistan within a number of months putting us in a similar situation prior to 9/11. listen to what newt gingrich said on fox conference. >> we are in a...
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the abandonment of the people of afghanistan. what about the economic flags that are extremely red, inflation, gas prices, open border, thousands coming in with covid, the botching of the covid dynamic. mixed messages there. crime and extraordinary rise in crime in major american cities. all of it comes from the left wing messaging about defunding the police, in part. not trusting the vaccines that biden and harris pushed initially. the nature of not trusting the -- >> harris: harris said she wouldn't get it. >> if you have an illegitimate framework because of the flip-flops and because things aren't working it becomes an exponential kind of dynamic. >> harris: this headline. joe biden isn't the next, for he is the next fdr, he is the next jimmy carter and they write biden's failure is inexcusable. he has been in politics for far too long not to have learned from his predecessors' mistakes. at least carter could claim the guise of inexperience. >> this tells you that leadership matters. that one person matters. everyone thinks ma
the abandonment of the people of afghanistan. what about the economic flags that are extremely red, inflation, gas prices, open border, thousands coming in with covid, the botching of the covid dynamic. mixed messages there. crime and extraordinary rise in crime in major american cities. all of it comes from the left wing messaging about defunding the police, in part. not trusting the vaccines that biden and harris pushed initially. the nature of not trusting the -- >> harris: harris said...
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afghanistan we may go back very soon. the whole speech was thoroughly disorienting. apparently he's under the impression that we've lost electrical power. we completed with a large airlifts in history.ntwe this number is more than double of what most experts thought wa possible. no nation has ever done and you can like this and all of e history. only the us has the capacity an the will to do what we did and we did it today.. the extraordinary success of this mission was due to incredible skill bravery and selfless courage. no nation in history has ever been if you like this. he didn't mean it like this. he acted as if this was the berlin airlift. the invention of yellow pants. it was a triumph of american will. fifty years from now your grandchildren will celebrate. my ancestors did this i think. it was demented it was literall demented over at the white hous they seem to believe every word of this. they are losing consciousness because they are so afraid. here he continues. >> the bottom line is 90 percen of the american
afghanistan we may go back very soon. the whole speech was thoroughly disorienting. apparently he's under the impression that we've lost electrical power. we completed with a large airlifts in history.ntwe this number is more than double of what most experts thought wa possible. no nation has ever done and you can like this and all of e history. only the us has the capacity an the will to do what we did and we did it today.. the extraordinary success of this mission was due to incredible skill...
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is doing the same thing in afghanistan? >> well, yeah. you know what i find interesting is that the degree to which this issue keeps on coming up. as if, this was my decision. under the previous administration, we had turned over the country to a sovereign democratically elected iraqi government. in order for us to maintain the troops in iraq, we needed the invitation of the iraqi government, and we needed assurances that our personnel would be immune from prosecution if for example they were protecting themselves, and ended up getting into a firefight with iraqis, and that they would not be hauled before the before iraqi -- an iraqi judicial system. and the iraqi government based on its political considerations, in part because iraqis were tired of a u.s. occupation, declined to provide us those assurances and on that basis we left. we had offered to leave additional troops. so when you hear people say do you regret mr. president not leaving more troops, that presupposes that i would have overridden this sovereign government that we had
is doing the same thing in afghanistan? >> well, yeah. you know what i find interesting is that the degree to which this issue keeps on coming up. as if, this was my decision. under the previous administration, we had turned over the country to a sovereign democratically elected iraqi government. in order for us to maintain the troops in iraq, we needed the invitation of the iraqi government, and we needed assurances that our personnel would be immune from prosecution if for example they...
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. >> are they left in afghanistan? jillian: it is tuesday august 20 fourth. we start with the fox news alert, president biden turning his back and avoiding questions on the crisis in afghanistan as the taliban it is a clear threat to washington as the president is under intense pressure to decide whether or not to extend his august 30 first deadline to keep us troops in kabul as a countless number of americans remain stranded behind enemy lines. you are watching "fox and friends first". jillian: let's go to griff jenkins in washington. we expect a decision on that deadline today. >> reporter: the president is about to face greater pressure from our g7 allies overextending the august 30 first deadline which the taliban calls a red line. even the chairman of the house intelligence committee expressing doubt about completing the mission in time. >> very unlikely. it is hard for me to imagine all that being accomplished between now and the end of the month. the threat to be a pretty is very real as this would be an attractive target for isis or elements of al qae
. >> are they left in afghanistan? jillian: it is tuesday august 20 fourth. we start with the fox news alert, president biden turning his back and avoiding questions on the crisis in afghanistan as the taliban it is a clear threat to washington as the president is under intense pressure to decide whether or not to extend his august 30 first deadline to keep us troops in kabul as a countless number of americans remain stranded behind enemy lines. you are watching "fox and friends...
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this is something that took place in afghanistan. we sent back these guantanamo detainees, i think at a very base level, people who aren't following politics day in and day out, are looking at these guantanamo five and saying why in the world would we do this and the conflicts that we're hearing within the administration's own story. the administration went to court to keep one of these five in jail at guantanamo just three years ago because he was such a huge risk, such a risk to u.s. national security and now they are letting him walk. those are thags that you don't have to have a ph.d. in national studies to understand. >> does it have any impact either in the 2014 mid terms or for hillary clinton in 2016? >> think i think for her she initially said she was opposed to the deal, then come to the point where she was willing to negotiate, because she was willing to get bergdahl back. now she's supportive of the straying's position. i think it fits the title of her book. mrs. clinton grap link with different issues at difficult times.
this is something that took place in afghanistan. we sent back these guantanamo detainees, i think at a very base level, people who aren't following politics day in and day out, are looking at these guantanamo five and saying why in the world would we do this and the conflicts that we're hearing within the administration's own story. the administration went to court to keep one of these five in jail at guantanamo just three years ago because he was such a huge risk, such a risk to u.s. national...
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personnel and allies from afghanistan. trying to ensure that everyone can get out safely, but, other concerning scenes, we saw at bagram airbase. the taliban went to a prison there and freed all of their fellow taliban fighters, alongside them al qaeda insurgents some of the most dangerous in afghanistan are free, certainly of concern. for the afghan civilian population and the people who helped united states everyone past 20 year -- over the past 20 years, there are a number of questions about how we got here, u.s. intelligence committee said at said that taliban could takeover kabul ending up at 72 hours. trey. trey: live for us in the mideast thank you, trey. >> joining me now, congressman jeff van drew of new jersey, former state department spokesperson senior adviser to the -- how did we get to this point in afghanistan? >> my god, it one of the darkest most embarrassing days in our country, a embarrass am for the biden administration. every day i wake up as a congressman, you wonder what is next, with this administra
personnel and allies from afghanistan. trying to ensure that everyone can get out safely, but, other concerning scenes, we saw at bagram airbase. the taliban went to a prison there and freed all of their fellow taliban fighters, alongside them al qaeda insurgents some of the most dangerous in afghanistan are free, certainly of concern. for the afghan civilian population and the people who helped united states everyone past 20 year -- over the past 20 years, there are a number of questions about...
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embassy in kabul afghanistan. all americans already at the airport being told to leave due to a specific credible threat of terrorist activity in the area. earlier joe biden sent an attack set an attack is highly likely likely medic 24 -- 36 hours. you've heard politicians talk, it's all they do, a quarter in
embassy in kabul afghanistan. all americans already at the airport being told to leave due to a specific credible threat of terrorist activity in the area. earlier joe biden sent an attack set an attack is highly likely likely medic 24 -- 36 hours. you've heard politicians talk, it's all they do, a quarter in
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we have breaking news for you out of afghanistan to start. the international military coalition is saying that a -- three, actually, service members in afghanistan have been killed in an attack that is considered to be an insider attack. i happened in the eastern part of the country earlier today. italian service member killed following a grenade attack in western afghanistan. back to the story in santa monica. five people are actually dead. that is the total now including the gunman if shooting ram page near santa monica college. police say the man killed his father and his brother, halftimed a car with a woman inside -- hijacked a car with a woman inside. made multiple stops shooting people at random before entering the college library. police killed him there. they have released another man held. back to bulls and bears. i'm jamie colby. >> brenda: forget the justice department monitor reporter e-mail. they are tapping directly in the servers of the top internet company. to gain access to e-mail account overseas. this is as we hear the top
we have breaking news for you out of afghanistan to start. the international military coalition is saying that a -- three, actually, service members in afghanistan have been killed in an attack that is considered to be an insider attack. i happened in the eastern part of the country earlier today. italian service member killed following a grenade attack in western afghanistan. back to the story in santa monica. five people are actually dead. that is the total now including the gunman if...
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afghanistan. >> wendell, thank you for keeping us up to date. wendell mentioned the commander in chief is making that surprise trip to thank the troops with no bilateral security agreement with afghanistan in place. and we're told a meeting with the current afghan president hamid karzai does not appear to be on the agenda. fox news analyst joins us live now. i want your reaction to the surprise trip and sort of the state of where things stand in afghanistan right now. >> reporter: well, i think it's very important that the president go and rally behind the troops. they fought long and hard in the afghan and iraq wars. they're coming home to disappointment to say the least special with the health care issues. it's important the president really show the flag. i think that's a good thing he's done. i also think he's not going to meet with hamid karzai and that's a good thing. why? we are tired of supporting leaders who don't like us in countries that don't matter. and afghanistan under the corrupt l
afghanistan. >> wendell, thank you for keeping us up to date. wendell mentioned the commander in chief is making that surprise trip to thank the troops with no bilateral security agreement with afghanistan in place. and we're told a meeting with the current afghan president hamid karzai does not appear to be on the agenda. fox news analyst joins us live now. i want your reaction to the surprise trip and sort of the state of where things stand in afghanistan right now. >> reporter:...
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is not just about afghanistan. it is about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries. i take responsibility for the decision. it was time to end this war. >> the president claimed his predecessor, donald trump, and said 90% of americans who wanted to leave got out. the white house corrected him and said was 98%. either way those stranded americans face and certain future under the rule of the taliban who scooped up us weapons and aircraft paid for by us taxpayers left behind. >> he called is an extraordinary success but 12 marines and one sailor did the did not need to die is not a success. hundreds of americans left behind, thousands more condemned to death under the taliban is not a success. this is a fiasco and a humiliating failure. >> reporter: a large bipartisan group of lawmakers is attempting to award the congressional gold medal to those 13 us service members were killed and that terror attack. last week. jillian: thank you. todd: as washington wakes up a dark cloud figuratively
is not just about afghanistan. it is about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries. i take responsibility for the decision. it was time to end this war. >> the president claimed his predecessor, donald trump, and said 90% of americans who wanted to leave got out. the white house corrected him and said was 98%. either way those stranded americans face and certain future under the rule of the taliban who scooped up us weapons and aircraft paid for by us...
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is because 19 guys armed with airline tickets and box cutters in afghanistan were supported in afghanistan by al qaeda. osama bin laden killed 3,000 americans on 9-11. we went in there with very, very good sound reason. we have been very successful at this point. it is unwise and it will reinforce the notion that we have a leader who doesn't understand leadership and commitments around the world. snoi den giving an interview saying he wants to come back to the u.s. he claims he was a spy and he was serving his country. he thinks he's a patriot. >> it doesn't mean prioritizing service to government above all else. being a patriot means knowing when to protect your country. >> secretary of state john kerry says a patriot wouldn't run away and he should come back to the u.s. >> the marine sitting in a mexican prison fires his attorney just minutes before his first hearing. this morning the veteran still behind bars. he arrived in a mexican court flashing a brief smile to the cameras. he faces charges after crossing the mexican border with three guns in his car. the change in teams changes his
is because 19 guys armed with airline tickets and box cutters in afghanistan were supported in afghanistan by al qaeda. osama bin laden killed 3,000 americans on 9-11. we went in there with very, very good sound reason. we have been very successful at this point. it is unwise and it will reinforce the notion that we have a leader who doesn't understand leadership and commitments around the world. snoi den giving an interview saying he wants to come back to the u.s. he claims he was a spy and he...
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military aircraft in afghanistan. with a growing uncertainty, the general testified this week before the senate armed services committee on his concern on how the enemy will view a withdrawal. >> they would view it as a great victory, where they could withdraw an then have the space in which to conduct operations against the west once again. >> my next guest sa member of the u.s. army special forces, trained to focus on that part of the world, afghanistan. he's been deployed to the region eight times in the past 11 years. he's among only a few in the u.s. military that has seen every aspect of the war from 2002 to the present. he's also the author of a remarkable book called "lions of kandahar." please welcome major rusty bradley. major, thanks for being here. let me just start, if you're going to get out of afghanistan completely, talk about the timing. is this a victory for the enemy, for terrorism, for al-qaeda, for us to just say, we're done? >> absolutely. i think most people won't realize what the enemies of thi
military aircraft in afghanistan. with a growing uncertainty, the general testified this week before the senate armed services committee on his concern on how the enemy will view a withdrawal. >> they would view it as a great victory, where they could withdraw an then have the space in which to conduct operations against the west once again. >> my next guest sa member of the u.s. army special forces, trained to focus on that part of the world, afghanistan. he's been deployed to the...
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every single us service member is no out of afghanistan. i can say this with certainty. >> my thoughts are that august 31st is the end of the crisis. is now just the beginning. there are very real disasters w can't let our guard down. this network could continue to operate unchecked and i hope this does not happen. >> we've now got more than 200 americans that are still trappe in trying to get out. they are so obsessed with scoring political points for meeting some deadline that we actually left behind some americans. we've normally left americans behind and do people really think that this is the end? were going to wake up and all o these dangers in the region are going to go away? we are heading people they deemed traitors from a black hawk helicopter that we left there. they are parading this around the streets with the last military plane left it doesn't mean you're out of the country it's going to descend further into chaos. we are continuously having fits. i think we're going to be right back where we started at some point. >> kevin w
every single us service member is no out of afghanistan. i can say this with certainty. >> my thoughts are that august 31st is the end of the crisis. is now just the beginning. there are very real disasters w can't let our guard down. this network could continue to operate unchecked and i hope this does not happen. >> we've now got more than 200 americans that are still trappe in trying to get out. they are so obsessed with scoring political points for meeting some deadline that we...
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is leaving afghanistan vulnerable to extremists. militants waiting to cause the kind of chaos and violence now seen in iraq. >> islamist fanatics are there. as you know the statistics are are and the polls are are that these numbers are growing worldwide. the world terror is not finished. there is going to be more increase. there is going to be more suffering on our part. and we need to pray for our military. we need to pray for our leaders and pray for these young men and women who defend our freedom. >> from the astros cities of war to dealing with injuries back home, these brave patriots and their spouses face an uphill battle. >> i wanted to just leave the whole situation and get on with their life. on with their life. >> did so what we're looking for is a way to "plus" our accounting firm's mobile plan. and "minus" our expenses. perfect timing. we're offering our best-ever pricing on mobile plans for business. run the numbers on that. well, unlimited talk and text, and ten gigs of data for the five of you would be... one-sevent
is leaving afghanistan vulnerable to extremists. militants waiting to cause the kind of chaos and violence now seen in iraq. >> islamist fanatics are there. as you know the statistics are are and the polls are are that these numbers are growing worldwide. the world terror is not finished. there is going to be more increase. there is going to be more suffering on our part. and we need to pray for our military. we need to pray for our leaders and pray for these young men and women who...
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soldiers were killed in the war in afghanistan. the country's longest war and today, it is officially over. in a ceremony in kabul, they lowered the isaf flag, the international security assistance force now turns the job over to the afghan government. its president was there at the ceremony along with the u.s. commander army general. >> complete the combat mission -- >> on christmas day, president obama greeted marines here in hawaii. he essentially declared mission accomplished when he said afghanistan would never again be a place where an attack against the u.s. would be launched. the president's statement today said we are safer and our nation is more secure because of their services. our courageous military helped the afghan people reclaim their community, but then a more sobering reality. afghanistan, heb, remains a dangerous place and the afghan people and their security forces continue to make tremendous sacrifices in defense of their country. 2014 has been a devastating year for the afghan people and their military. 5,000
soldiers were killed in the war in afghanistan. the country's longest war and today, it is officially over. in a ceremony in kabul, they lowered the isaf flag, the international security assistance force now turns the job over to the afghan government. its president was there at the ceremony along with the u.s. commander army general. >> complete the combat mission -- >> on christmas day, president obama greeted marines here in hawaii. he essentially declared mission accomplished...
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we live in germany so being in afghanistan we are technically double deployed. spouses away from the primary family back in the united states. separated by a goody's trans and you have their husbands forward here in afghanistan. it makes it that much harder. the good news is this is one of the strongest frgs i have seen if not the best. >> the frg stands for family readiness group. the main goal is information dissemination. we try to keep them informed to help themselves. the frg is a family readiness group. it is a collaboration of all of the wives that are in the company setting. we pretty much are the glue that holds the familiness together when the guys are gone. >> very important. i think it is very important. a little box of love is what i like to call it. >> for people to recognize and do things for them out of their own pockets is amazing. so the soldiers angels are our angels in fact right now because we do have the funds and the means but what we get paid isn't enough to do it for everybody. >> my husband has been in the military five years. we have b
we live in germany so being in afghanistan we are technically double deployed. spouses away from the primary family back in the united states. separated by a goody's trans and you have their husbands forward here in afghanistan. it makes it that much harder. the good news is this is one of the strongest frgs i have seen if not the best. >> the frg stands for family readiness group. the main goal is information dissemination. we try to keep them informed to help themselves. the frg is a...
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eight tours in afghanistan with the marine corps. you heard rob o'neill say we need to stay and fight. a lot of my military friends share the sentiments. what about you? >> we don't have to negotiate with terrorist. i don't know when americans started negotiating with terrorists, we have a duty to american citizens and our allies. we have the largest hostage crisis in american history and the strongest military force in the world. we don't need a timeline, we don't need to negotiate. we need a strong president will set up on television and warn the taliban we are coming to get our people. get out of the way or there will be consequences and we need to do it. we have every bit of military might and capability of getting it done and the president has chosen not to, turned his back on the american people at our allies. like chris was saying, your last guest. i'm in an undisclosed country in the middle east, with amazing teammates, special operations community, and in the last 6 days 5289 people, we are doing it by ourselves. we shouldn'
eight tours in afghanistan with the marine corps. you heard rob o'neill say we need to stay and fight. a lot of my military friends share the sentiments. what about you? >> we don't have to negotiate with terrorist. i don't know when americans started negotiating with terrorists, we have a duty to american citizens and our allies. we have the largest hostage crisis in american history and the strongest military force in the world. we don't need a timeline, we don't need to negotiate. we...
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you were in afghanistan. thank god you were in afghanistan. iraq was so dangerous. and my guys would come back, i just got shot in the head last week. a young lieutenant who came out medically retired, i had to figure out a way to tell their story. i wrote the book to honor them, you know. >> i've heard you say many times we went on that mission believing we wouldn't come home. you said it could have been any guy that went through that door, it ended up being you. you were one of the last guy to tell your story frankly but it has been told and since a lot of eyes have been looking at you, what's that like? >> i turned that corner because of the brave guy in front of me. he went to one and i had to go to the other based on the tactics. but my story is out there, whether i like it or not i've given a platform to give recognition to other people. obviously the first person is the pilot who decided to crash land the first helicopter in the front yard in the blank of an eye. >> marcus right here. >> what's funny, he did. he pitted against the wall and said a junior pilot
you were in afghanistan. thank god you were in afghanistan. iraq was so dangerous. and my guys would come back, i just got shot in the head last week. a young lieutenant who came out medically retired, i had to figure out a way to tell their story. i wrote the book to honor them, you know. >> i've heard you say many times we went on that mission believing we wouldn't come home. you said it could have been any guy that went through that door, it ended up being you. you were one of the last...
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troops. >> 20 years since 9/11, where is afghanistan now. >> afghanistan is in a stalemate situation. the taliban are not defeated. they have not severed their ties with terrorist groups, they are boosted. but when it come its the ideological gene, they are as radical and irrational as they were before, even more irrational, they believe that they have defeated the western armies. lara: what do you mean more radical? >> without showing concession they have received this one way concession from the united states, in terms of -- they have not agreed to enter into meaningful negotiations for settlement. and they are of the view without changing their theology, without killing, without challenging, stopping challenging the global order, they are recognized. and -- >> they are, right? >> that is true. >> they have a defacto embassy in qatar thanks to u.s. and their allies there they sit down at negotiating take wealth table americans, they have been give than defacto status. >> i think it is a mistake. a mistake they are given all of those concessions without us collectively using our leve
troops. >> 20 years since 9/11, where is afghanistan now. >> afghanistan is in a stalemate situation. the taliban are not defeated. they have not severed their ties with terrorist groups, they are boosted. but when it come its the ideological gene, they are as radical and irrational as they were before, even more irrational, they believe that they have defeated the western armies. lara: what do you mean more radical? >> without showing concession they have received this one...
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the war in afghanistan the war in iraq and the resurgence of isys and the defeat of isys but it feels like there's always another iteration and you have studied this closely. are we a quarter of the way or halfway are we winning or losin losing? . >> we are winning no doubt. currently the numbers are around 1000 on the eastern side of syria on the iraqi border 300 or fighters the rest are women and children. they definitely have been put on their heels but the problem is it's no different than when the talent band calls a cease-fire that's just like backyard football. i'm out of breath. stop so they are recouping they are refitting for ammo to bring the fight back for you can just stop and say they are done. get out and move on because that's not how it works. >> so they are we done yet? you can finish it up because of a call a timeout is to resupply every group to come back in even though we are winning if we do that don't do that they will show back up it is a holy war i don't care what anybody calls it that's what they call it so if you are going after that you have to identify tha
the war in afghanistan the war in iraq and the resurgence of isys and the defeat of isys but it feels like there's always another iteration and you have studied this closely. are we a quarter of the way or halfway are we winning or losin losing? . >> we are winning no doubt. currently the numbers are around 1000 on the eastern side of syria on the iraqi border 300 or fighters the rest are women and children. they definitely have been put on their heels but the problem is it's no different...
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one of which is afghanistan. i saw stat the other day which was jarring, there are the sons and daughters of afghanistan now going to afghanistan. >> it's amazing to think about how long that war has going on. the president has vowed to bring all troops home at the end of this year. it is now to time the wrap it up in peace with the taliban, is it possible? ewald served and seen so much. where are we now. >> i'm no longer trying to answer the question of should we be in afghanistan, i'm back here saying why. tell us why. what are we accomplishing? what's the goal in it. you can tell me about the why and tell me what the goal is and how were accomplishing it, you can look back five years ago and it was still just moving the goalpost. were we ever going to bring peace? know we were making sure nothing came to us and attacked us from afghanistan. i'm on board with triple j to be honest with you. i think there's no distinct, clear endgame at this point. when your senior kids deploy, that's the whole reason of deployi
one of which is afghanistan. i saw stat the other day which was jarring, there are the sons and daughters of afghanistan now going to afghanistan. >> it's amazing to think about how long that war has going on. the president has vowed to bring all troops home at the end of this year. it is now to time the wrap it up in peace with the taliban, is it possible? ewald served and seen so much. where are we now. >> i'm no longer trying to answer the question of should we be in afghanistan,...
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it happened in eastern afghanistan. east of kabul. very close to the pakistan border and that's where the afghan official started spraying the u.s. soldiers with machine gunfire, kill two and wounding two others before that afghan soldier was killed by returned fire. this isn't the first time there's been a so-called green on blue attack. the taliban again claiming responsibility. we will have much more on this later. kelly: all right, john, thank you so much. reporting from israel. right now we go to a live event where former congressman gabriel survived assassination attempt is speaking at the commissioning of the uss gabriel, let's listen in. >> just like her crew. i thought of you in my darkest days, the soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines of the united states of america. we ask so much of you despite danger you say, yes, you make me proud, you make america proud. i will never forget the day or the crew of the ussgabrielle giffords. fair winds and following sea. thank you very much. [cheers and applause] kelly: quite a crowd the
it happened in eastern afghanistan. east of kabul. very close to the pakistan border and that's where the afghan official started spraying the u.s. soldiers with machine gunfire, kill two and wounding two others before that afghan soldier was killed by returned fire. this isn't the first time there's been a so-called green on blue attack. the taliban again claiming responsibility. we will have much more on this later. kelly: all right, john, thank you so much. reporting from israel. right now...
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i was in afghanistan in 2011, people were talking about instability. joining me now to discuss this retired general, formal special operations commander in afghanistan and former chief of staff, i think defense secretary in the president trump. general, you are there, nobody has his finger on the pole like the afghan national army was capable of more than your. i had people telling me in 2011 the place would collapse if we left. did you think the asked afghan national army was capable of withstanding an assault from the savages? >> absolutely not since 2005 as the time and commander in afghanistan through my time as an ordained commander and command and general fair in the country. we have reports of the inability of the afghan national security forces to be able to defend their country against the taliban. they routinely lost without substantial help from us. dan: that is troubling to hear. sources on the ground telling us over and over, this is joint chiefs chairman mark milley on the decision to abandon, what he says here is really bizarre. >> if we
i was in afghanistan in 2011, people were talking about instability. joining me now to discuss this retired general, formal special operations commander in afghanistan and former chief of staff, i think defense secretary in the president trump. general, you are there, nobody has his finger on the pole like the afghan national army was capable of more than your. i had people telling me in 2011 the place would collapse if we left. did you think the asked afghan national army was capable of...
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from afghanistan, leaving americans >> welcome, everyone. we will cover the moral cowardice, the idiotic plan, for a president that is clearly not fit to lead this country are t tonight on. >> we are going to get them all out. >> we do take c
from afghanistan, leaving americans >> welcome, everyone. we will cover the moral cowardice, the idiotic plan, for a president that is clearly not fit to lead this country are t tonight on. >> we are going to get them all out. >> we do take c
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thank you now we have to remember is that the fall of afghanistan and the takeover? we knew this was coming morning everybody to leave as soon as possible that taliban's rapid advance and they were told to leave due to uncontrollable violence masters assertions were occurring in the afghan army and the afghan closes is on kubul so our commander-in-chief ignores the intel and for the rapid takeover is unlikely while that was happening? with the infantry captain fox news contributor retired marine corps bomb tact. i don't know if you heard what the colonel was talking about, if you can react to that you can react to the strike that took out the two isis guys. the floor is yours. >> there are so many angles to attack this. yes i am very concerned with the chinese communist party influence and your intro infuriated me. you heard from this administration so many times a plan for every contingency. maybe a top priority or maybe a top contingency is how you get thousands of americans out of that country and then further, maybe we should entrust those lives to the taliban wh
thank you now we have to remember is that the fall of afghanistan and the takeover? we knew this was coming morning everybody to leave as soon as possible that taliban's rapid advance and they were told to leave due to uncontrollable violence masters assertions were occurring in the afghan army and the afghan closes is on kubul so our commander-in-chief ignores the intel and for the rapid takeover is unlikely while that was happening? with the infantry captain fox news contributor retired...
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afghanistan and its people endures. as commander in chief, i will not allow afghanistan to be used as safe haven for terrorists to attack our nation again. our forces, therefore, remain engaged in two narrow but critical missions; training afghan forces and supporting counterterrorism operations against the remnants of al-qaeda. of course, compared to the 100,000 troops we once had in afghanistan, today fewer than 10,000 remain in support of these very focused missions. i meet regularly with my national security team including commanders in afghanistan to continually assess, honestly, the situation on the ground to determine where our strategy is working and where we may need greater flexibility. i've insisted consistently that our strategy focus on the development of a sustainable afghan capacity and self-sufficiency, and when we've needed additional forces to advance that goal, where we've needed to make adjustments in terms of our timetables, then we've made those adjustments. today i want to update the american peop
afghanistan and its people endures. as commander in chief, i will not allow afghanistan to be used as safe haven for terrorists to attack our nation again. our forces, therefore, remain engaged in two narrow but critical missions; training afghan forces and supporting counterterrorism operations against the remnants of al-qaeda. of course, compared to the 100,000 troops we once had in afghanistan, today fewer than 10,000 remain in support of these very focused missions. i meet regularly with my...
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>> you look at these to the scale and afghanistan but the weapons were left in afghanistan. they will be used against us someday. somewhere around the world they are going to be sold and used against us and it's unforgivable, it really goes. ♪♪ >> coming up next on modern warriors. ♪♪ >> you're going to be sorry because there's not one to be anybody to understand why they should protect your way of life. >> there are challenges in life whether the military, a war or problems at work or whatever. don't sidestep, face it head on and keep moving. ♪♪ ♪♪ >> i'd like to bring what we're talking about back to the veterans. >> the veterans we are honoring today on veterans day, united states lettering is strong and courageous because of who they are and where they were when in america. >> when the draft was right in front of us, not going was never a consideration. my father and uncles served in world war ii. there is just never a conversation about not going. i wouldn't disrespect my family and i wouldn't disrespect the country even though at that time it looked lik
>> you look at these to the scale and afghanistan but the weapons were left in afghanistan. they will be used against us someday. somewhere around the world they are going to be sold and used against us and it's unforgivable, it really goes. ♪♪ >> coming up next on modern warriors. ♪♪ >> you're going to be sorry because there's not one to be anybody to understand why they should protect your way of life. >> there are challenges in life whether the military, a war...
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this is why he's moving forward in this place in afghanistan. what does this mean in other nations like yemen that harbor isis? it's sending a clear message to them, which is watch yourself. we're coming after you. this is a very bold move by the president. >> it's a complete and total paradigm shift from the obama administration's foreign policy in every conceivable way. there's so much sacrifice, so many -- i personally -- my brother has had multiple deployments. i know there's a feeling or had been a feeling with the military of frustration that president obama wouldn't let them win. what are the ramifications? we'll wait and see. saying there's a new sheriff in town doesn't put -- >> with a big shining star. we're now engaged in six different countries with military action. it's afghanistan, iraq, syria, to a lesser degree yemen, somalia and libya right now. >> bill hemmer, you saw new pictures coming in. that's the bomb itself that we're talking about, the mother of all bombs. the largest nonnuclear bomb in our arsenal. these are new images
this is why he's moving forward in this place in afghanistan. what does this mean in other nations like yemen that harbor isis? it's sending a clear message to them, which is watch yourself. we're coming after you. this is a very bold move by the president. >> it's a complete and total paradigm shift from the obama administration's foreign policy in every conceivable way. there's so much sacrifice, so many -- i personally -- my brother has had multiple deployments. i know there's a...
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we went to afghanistan for one reason. that was to deal with the people who attacked us on 9/11 to bring them to justice and to the best of our ability make sure that would not happen again in afghanistan. we largely succeeded in that effort a long time ago with al qaeda, in terms of its capacity to conduct attacks on the homeland vastly degraded. to the point where it is currently assessed and does not have that capacity. somewhere along the way with the best of intentions, we also sought to remake the country and in fact to use military force remake another society. to your point, the point senator murphy and others have made. whatever our intention, that is probably something that is beyond our capacity. and the net of that is that we were there for 20 years. we lost 2,461 americans. 20,000 were killed, were injured, excuse me. about $2 trillion were spent in direct and indirect costs. that's the equivalent of about $300 million every single day for 20 years on average. and to those who say, yes, but you arrived in a pl
we went to afghanistan for one reason. that was to deal with the people who attacked us on 9/11 to bring them to justice and to the best of our ability make sure that would not happen again in afghanistan. we largely succeeded in that effort a long time ago with al qaeda, in terms of its capacity to conduct attacks on the homeland vastly degraded. to the point where it is currently assessed and does not have that capacity. somewhere along the way with the best of intentions, we also sought to...
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involvement in afghanistan. they close. >> the vacuum we created by leaving too soon gave safe haven for isis to spread, to grow, recruit and launch attacks. we cannot repeat in afghanistan the mistake our leaders made in iran. what was the worst thing you saw? don't you get lonely? have you ever killed anybody? ♪ what did you think when i asked you these questions? i had never met anybody from the navy that's why i was, like, asking you all kinds of questions. yeah. i honestly didn't know what the marines did. everybody's experience is unique. you got musicians, you have cooks, you have admin people. ♪ i just think people should be more open minded. just get to know the person. ♪ >> harris: this is breaking. the top u.s. commander is saying that the first new forces will arrive in afghanistan within days or weeks. quote, what's most important for us now is to get some capabilities in to have an impact on the current fighting season end quote. joining me now is congressman peter king of new york, member of
involvement in afghanistan. they close. >> the vacuum we created by leaving too soon gave safe haven for isis to spread, to grow, recruit and launch attacks. we cannot repeat in afghanistan the mistake our leaders made in iran. what was the worst thing you saw? don't you get lonely? have you ever killed anybody? ♪ what did you think when i asked you these questions? i had never met anybody from the navy that's why i was, like, asking you all kinds of questions. yeah. i honestly didn't...
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we built strong afghanistan security forces. and we devastated al qaeda's leadership taking out over 20 of their top 30 leaders. a year ago, from the base here in afghanistan, our troops launched the operation that killed osama bin laden. the goal i set to defeat al qaeda and deny a chance to rebuild is in owe reap. >> president obama from the bagram air force base in afghanistan, and he secretly flew this and signed a deal with the afghanistan government on how the united states will proceed from this point forward. he took the opportunity, also, to mark one year since the death of osama bin laden and critics accuse the president of politicizing bin laden's death as did mitt romney. >> let's not make the capture of the killing of bin laden a politically divisive events. there are plenty of differents between president obama and myself but do not make up ones based on he may not have done this. it is disappointing and unfortunate. >> that was based on an ad that the obama administration released questioning whether or not mitt r
we built strong afghanistan security forces. and we devastated al qaeda's leadership taking out over 20 of their top 30 leaders. a year ago, from the base here in afghanistan, our troops launched the operation that killed osama bin laden. the goal i set to defeat al qaeda and deny a chance to rebuild is in owe reap. >> president obama from the bagram air force base in afghanistan, and he secretly flew this and signed a deal with the afghanistan government on how the united states will...
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coming up, what really happened in afghanistan five years ago. we'll get a personal perspective when we talk with the former member of bergdahl's unit and parents who believed their son was killed searching for him. that's next. did you know a ten-second test could help your business avoid hours of delay caused by slow internet from the phone company? that's enough time to record a memo. idea for sales giveaway. return a call. sign a contract. pick a tie. take a break with mr. duck. practice up for the business trip. fly to florida. win an award. close a deal. hire an intern. and still have time to spare. check your speed. see how fast your internet can be. switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business. built for business. >>> some of the toughest reaction to the release of bowe bergdahl has come from people who were personally involved in his story. members of his unit say he served without honor or distinction spshgs parents of some fallen soldiers say their sons would be alive if bergdahl gone missing from his post. joining us n
coming up, what really happened in afghanistan five years ago. we'll get a personal perspective when we talk with the former member of bergdahl's unit and parents who believed their son was killed searching for him. that's next. did you know a ten-second test could help your business avoid hours of delay caused by slow internet from the phone company? that's enough time to record a memo. idea for sales giveaway. return a call. sign a contract. pick a tie. take a break with mr. duck. practice up...
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. >>> fox news alert, brand new reaction from the white house on the historic election in afghanistan today. president obama congratulating the millions of men and women who braved taliban threats to vote, calling the elections, quote, critical to securing afghanistan's democratic future. conor powell streaming live from kabul. >> reporter: this has a very different feel in terms of elections compared to the previous afghan presidential election in 2009. that was just plagued by voter fraud and violence. today a very different feeling here. very little violence. taliban had threatened to attack polling stations across the country to disrupt the election, but we saw very little violence across the country. a few places were attacked, at least one person was killed, but the active security forces seem to have done a very good job of securing the polling stations and allowing 7 million afghans to go to the polls here, including increased numbers from the previous election of both female voters and also young voters. this place has seen a dramatic change in terms of the voting here compar
. >>> fox news alert, brand new reaction from the white house on the historic election in afghanistan today. president obama congratulating the millions of men and women who braved taliban threats to vote, calling the elections, quote, critical to securing afghanistan's democratic future. conor powell streaming live from kabul. >> reporter: this has a very different feel in terms of elections compared to the previous afghan presidential election in 2009. that was just plagued by...
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within a year they will be back in afghanistan and god help the people of afghanistan. the security and it was a dumb and dangerous position. >> senator you served in the jag arm of the military for many, many years. there are a couple of questions. there are reports that and james rosen said bergdahl converted to islam and declared himself to be an enemy. they are reports that are published and leaked out. i want you to speak to it from the stand point of the military process. does this change anything? &wsç how should the military deal with bergdahl if in fact he deserted his post and ended upç joaning with the taliban? what does that do? >> this is a good question. you and i believe in the rule of law for everyone. this man deserves due process. he will be part of a investigation. you heard from members of the unit about what they think happen. he will have a chance to provide information on his own behalf and if there is it evidence of a crime here, his commander can convoen a court martial. he is not be tried on television or internet. but when someone deserts th
within a year they will be back in afghanistan and god help the people of afghanistan. the security and it was a dumb and dangerous position. >> senator you served in the jag arm of the military for many, many years. there are a couple of questions. there are reports that and james rosen said bergdahl converted to islam and declared himself to be an enemy. they are reports that are published and leaked out. i want you to speak to it from the stand point of the military process. does this...
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of afghanistan. during me back to discuss this former cia operations, thank you for joining us. appreciate. >> you but. dan: ambassador, thousand interesting by. i don't think we have fully grasp the dynamics, you having in the intelligence go for a long time, but taliban is not a governing body, not a civilian complaint review board, these are medieval savages. in your experience, what is the dynamic between them, isis, is it just a group of people who move back and forth and change uniform based on who's paying for the day? how does that work? >> i want to focus what you said, the folks who are pulling the strings in afghanistan are their next-door neighbor, pakistanis specifically the intelligence service, i as i. we've known that for many years so if we want to try to get control over that country and have more interest trying to wrestle the terror threat, it's going to run through islamabad the question is, is interested in engaging with us? they have for many years so right now the taliban is m
of afghanistan. during me back to discuss this former cia operations, thank you for joining us. appreciate. >> you but. dan: ambassador, thousand interesting by. i don't think we have fully grasp the dynamics, you having in the intelligence go for a long time, but taliban is not a governing body, not a civilian complaint review board, these are medieval savages. in your experience, what is the dynamic between them, isis, is it just a group of people who move back and forth and change...
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>> wenning in afghanistan is really aimed at allowing afghanistan to be afghanistan. as the president said, not to nation build, not to create a state in the u.s. image. winning in afghanistan means there are not terrorist groups who are able to control key parts of the territory and population centers there. they could be used to mobilize resources, raise funds, use those funds to then organize, plan, and conducts conduct atts against us and our allied partners. that's what the success is, not really a sustainable outcome there that ensures the safety and security of the american people. as you know, afghanistan is connected to broader security concerns across the region. the outcome is to ensure a threat from that region doesn't threaten the safety and security of the american people. >> last question right here. >> yesterday, mitch mcconnell said that this would happen during the congress, suggesting that this could be a 2018 event. paul ryan was much more certain saying this is going to happen in 2017. as you see it, the timelines, do you believe this could get do
>> wenning in afghanistan is really aimed at allowing afghanistan to be afghanistan. as the president said, not to nation build, not to create a state in the u.s. image. winning in afghanistan means there are not terrorist groups who are able to control key parts of the territory and population centers there. they could be used to mobilize resources, raise funds, use those funds to then organize, plan, and conducts conduct atts against us and our allied partners. that's what the success...
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commander of all of our forces in afghanistan. it is general john s. >> let's sit down and talk. >> right. >> you have had an interesting few months here? >> i have. >> it will be nine months shortly. i have had a chance to serve with some of the finest groups i had ever seen. >> there is overwhelming of troops who are magnificent doing their duties and fighting taking their fight and marines urinating on dead taliban with the korans being accidentally burned with the alleged atrocities. >> there have been tens of thousands of u.s. troops that come to this theater over the period of time in the conflict. the vast, vast majority of them have demonstrated great respect for the faith of islam, they have created great friends ships. deep friends ships. individual events can create a setback. they have. we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that the relationship is founded on the individual deets of courage and honor of tens of thousands on so many. >> this relationship is very resilient. it has been built on the shared sacrifice of our
commander of all of our forces in afghanistan. it is general john s. >> let's sit down and talk. >> right. >> you have had an interesting few months here? >> i have. >> it will be nine months shortly. i have had a chance to serve with some of the finest groups i had ever seen. >> there is overwhelming of troops who are magnificent doing their duties and fighting taking their fight and marines urinating on dead taliban with the korans being accidentally burned...
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it happened on a base on northern afghanistan. john has more the attack from the middle east bureau. >> both afghan and u.s. officials are investigating the latest attack on u.s. troops in afghanistan. the second in a week with u.s. soldiers being targeted and coming under hostile fire. pentagon officials say and afghan soldiers shot and wounded seven u.s. shoulder soldiers ine northern afghan city. an afghan soldier was killed and another wounded. the shooter was killed. the ministry of defense said it is investigating the latest incident as appalls another green on blue attack last week when an afghan soldier opened fired on u.s. troops during a joint operation in eastern afghanistan, killing three army rangers. the taliban claimed responsibility for last week's attack. while the taliban praise this week the tax it did not take responsibility for it. the green and blue attacks, dream b and afghan forces, blue are u.s. or nato forces have increased in recent decreased in recent years. some of these attacks are from cultural under
it happened on a base on northern afghanistan. john has more the attack from the middle east bureau. >> both afghan and u.s. officials are investigating the latest attack on u.s. troops in afghanistan. the second in a week with u.s. soldiers being targeted and coming under hostile fire. pentagon officials say and afghan soldiers shot and wounded seven u.s. shoulder soldiers ine northern afghan city. an afghan soldier was killed and another wounded. the shooter was killed. the ministry of...
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. >>> a fox news alert, president obama promising a, quote, responsible end to the war in afghanistan will come to a close by the end of the year. welcome to america's news headquarters. the president making the announcement during a surprise visit to afghanistan this memorial day weekend, air force one touching down under cover of darkness. the president meeting with u.s. troops and officials while at home concerns are growing over the va scandal and our senior veterans not getting the care they need. wendell, before we get to the va scandal, i want to talk about this. we understand that there's some big news about troop levels coming shortly. >> some positive indications from the president. hamid karzai has backed away from a deal to keep a limited number of troops in afghanistan after the end of the year to act as trainers and to conduct counter terrorism missions. president obama will not meet with him today. there's a runoff election on june 14. abdullah abdullah says he will approve the deal. the president said he was in the neighborhood, he thought he would drop by, actually th
. >>> a fox news alert, president obama promising a, quote, responsible end to the war in afghanistan will come to a close by the end of the year. welcome to america's news headquarters. the president making the announcement during a surprise visit to afghanistan this memorial day weekend, air force one touching down under cover of darkness. the president meeting with u.s. troops and officials while at home concerns are growing over the va scandal and our senior veterans not getting...